Mechanical Department in Indian Railway

Mechanical Department of Indian Railways are responsible for management of:

 Train operations by ensuring Motive Power availability, Crew Management, Rolling Stock
Management and Traffic restoration in case of accidents.
 Production Units engaged in production of Locomotives, Coaches, Wheel sets, etc
 Workshops set up for repair, maintenance and manufacturing of rolling stock and related
components.
Function of Mechanical Department:
 Maintain and supply dependable system and diesel locomotives as per predetermined power
plan
 Disaster Management
 Maintain coaches, keeping in view safety and amenities aspects
 Maintain wagons for their safe haulage
 Production of locomotives, coaches and wagons
 Continuous absorption of latest technology in the fields of maintenance and production
 Ensuring economic use of fuel
 Linen Management
 Periodic overhauling of rolling stock
 To maintain Breakdown train in ready to use condition
 Co-coordinating procurement of Machinery and Plant for all the departments.
Organisation of Mechanical Department
The Mechanical Department is headed by Member (Mechanical) at Railway Board. In each of the
zones the Department is headed by a Chief Mechanical Engineer who reports to the General Manager
of the Railway. The office of the Member (Mechanical) of the Railway Board guides the CME on
technical matters and policy. At the divisional level, Sr. Divisional Mechanical Engineers are
responsible for implementation of the policies framed by Railway Board and Zonal Railways. While
Production Units are managed independently by General Managers reporting to the Railway Board.
The Workshops are headed by Chief Works Managers and report to the CME.
Central Organization for Modernization of Workshops (COFMOW) under the Mechanical Department
is a centralized agency of the Indian Railways responsible for modernization of Railway Workshops
and Production Units and carries out procurement and induction of modern workshop technologies
and specialized Machines & Plant (M&P).
 Chairman (Railway Board)

Member (Mechanical)

Addl. Member ( Stores) Addl. Member (Mechanical Engg.)

Addl. Member (Production Unit)

General Manager

CME

CWE CMPE(D) CRSE CME (P) CRSE (F & O)

Orga ni zatio n at
Zonal Headquarters level

DRM

Sr. DME (C&W) Sr. DME (D) Sr. DME (P)

Organization at Divisional level

Carriage & Wagon
Objective of C&W depots:-
i) To ensure maintenance and repair of carriage and wagon stock and to keep it in operational
condition by providing following attention
 Examination of originating trains at maintenance depot and examination yards
 Examination of terminating trains at examination yards.
 Examination of through passing trains at examination yards/ station.
 ROH / IOH of wagon/ coach at maintenance depot.
ii) To ensure customer satisfaction by providing:-
 Clean Train station services (CTS)
 on board house services (OBHS).
 Auto mechanized cleaning of coaches
 Carriage watering of coaches.
 Amenities and safety fittings in passenger coaches.
 to ensure supply of superior and cleaned quality linen to the AC coaches passenger.
iii) To ensure implementation of instruction and modification regarding rolling stock, time to time
issued by Rly Bd. and RDSO.
iv) To minimize ineffective of rolling stock by conducting :-
 Periodical examination/maintenance at examination yard and maintenance siding.
 By conducting rolling in and rolling out examination at intermediate C&W examination point.
 To avoid nonstandard fitting/material.
 To attend POH of rolling stock at nominated workshop.
 Avoid to run due and overdue POH stock on train service.
Coaching Section Activities
 Sick Line Activity: Repair of unfit coaches
 IOH section Activity: IOH of due / overdue coaches
 Maintenance section Activity: Maintenance of primary / secondary depot based rakes.
 Platform Activity:
1. Examination of through passing, terminating and origination trains.
2. Carriage watering of through passing trains
 3. CTS of through passing trains
4. Trouble shooting of through passing trains

Freight Section Activities

 Sick Line Activity: Repair of unfit wagons
 ROH section Activity: ROH of due / overdue wagons
 Freight Yard Activity: Examination of freight trains (Intensive / CC / Premium)
Breakdown Section Activities
ART:
 Maintenance of breakdown train including 140 T crane
 Restoration work at site of accident
ARME:
 Maintenance of Medical Van
 Relief and Rescue operation at accident site.
Layout of C & W Depot